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The Carroll Labor Government is securing more gas for Victorian homes and industryA production licence has been approved to restart the PatriciaBaleen gas fields off Victorias Gippsland coastWe know Victorias gas supplies are declining Thats why Labor is focused on securing the supply we do have and backing new sources of gasThe licence has been granted to Cooper Energy a subsidiary of Amplitude EnergyThe project is expected to deliver up to 15 petajoules of gas over its lifetime equivalent to seven per cent of all gas used in Victoria last yearThe gas will flow through the existing Orbost Gas Plant and PatriciaBaleen pipeline making use of existing infrastructure to bring more gas into the marketThe PatriciaBaleen licence was granted through the CommonwealthVictoria Offshore Petroleum Joint AuthorityCooper Energy expects production to run from 2028 to 2035It comes just a week after Labor approved the 1 billion Golden Beach Gas Project in GippslandGolden Beach will boost Victorias gas storage capacity by around 70 per centThis is all part of Labors plan to preserve limited gas suppliesVictorias investment in renewables is helping to keep wholesale electricity prices downJess Wilsons Liberal One Nation Coalition wants to rip up renewables leaving Victorian households facing higher bills and a greater risk of blackoutsIts a fact that our gas supplies are declining were focused on securing the supply we do haveJess Wilsons plan to rely solely on gas falls apart the moment you ask where the supply is coming fromIf their plan relies on opening Victoria to fracking they need to come clean with VictoriansQuotes attributable to Minister for Energy and Resources Jaclyn SymesWe know gas supplies are declining Thats why were securing the gas we have and backing new projects to bring down billsLast week we approved Golden Beach Now were backing PatriciaBaleen Were getting on with securing the gas Victorian homes and industry needRipping up renewables wont put more gas in the ground Jess Wilsons energy plan only stacks up if shes opening up Victorian farmland to fracking She needs to come clean
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